You will be having your Protein Synthesis Quiz next class.
Due Date for Your Response is 11/29. Response to peers by 12/6 1. Watch the video NOVA Cracking Your Genetic Code www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OidRzGlhS8 The video is 53 minutes long. 2. Respond to the following questions: a. Explain the connection between DNA, Protein, Mutations and Trait. b. There is much debate over the chance that gene mapping and manipulation will lead to the creation of designer babies (They mention the video GATTACA, if you are interested in watching it I have attached a link www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTzL7STxL3g). Address the following question and respond to your peers. b1. Do you agree with gene mapping and manipulation? Why or why not? b2. What are the benefits or drawbacks of gene mapping and manipulation today and in the future? Respond to a minimum of 3 peers.
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Sally Weston
11/24/2016 11:20:13 pm
A.) The connection between DNA, Proteins, mutations and trait is that they all work together or affect each other in some way. If there is a mutation in the gene it affects a particular personal trait and alters the DNA a mutation drastically changes how the proteins function.
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Katie
11/29/2016 10:55:00 am
Sally, you nailed it right on the head on what I think of designer babies. "You get what you get and you don't get upset." In order to fix one "problem" we could inadvertently be creating 5 other problems.
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Ali Cunio
11/30/2016 02:08:51 pm
I think it does have good and some bad things that come along with this topic. Like you said here, i think it would be good when used correctly and when needed. But if used wrong it would end up doing the opposite of what people might have thought.
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Brian Currier
11/25/2016 07:26:10 pm
Explain the connection between DNA, Protein, Mutations and Trait
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Katie
11/29/2016 10:51:35 am
I completely agree with you. I feel like for the most part we should use common sense when it comes to our genetic health. If you have a family history of something, you can just be more aware of your own body and life choices. I personally do not want to know the probability that I could get an illness. There is definitely a fine line of how much information one should know. I like how they said there was a burden of knowing.
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Sally Weston
11/29/2016 12:46:04 pm
Agreed! I feel like knowing ahead of time doesn't change anything except for the fact that you're not going to truly live. I think it's best to just live life to the fullest and take it as it comes. I am sure there could be some benefits to this too but I think ultimately it will rob people of their life. family history is enough for me.
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David R
12/6/2016 08:43:46 am
I definitely agree with you, I don't want to know my odds of getting cancer, Alzheimers, or any of it. If people knew that they had an 80% chance of getting caner before they were 60, they would live in fear, I think. Living in fear and constant paranoia is not a good way to be, Live life how you want to, and don't give a damn how long you live. Sorry that was a bit of my philosophy, and to a certain extent __ political views. but I totally agree with you.
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Jared Lee-Baustert
11/28/2016 03:56:37 pm
A. The connection between DNA, protein, mutations and traits is that the all work together, and if one of the steps was missing the system wouldn’t be able to operate. DNA is the sequence of molecules that are the building blocks of life, DNA also codes for proteins. Mutations appears when a sequence of DNA is alerted. Finally, traits are the combination of genes that are inherited from each parent.
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Chelsea Polhemus
11/29/2016 07:31:47 am
DNA, protein, mutations and traits all connect to each other in some way. Your DNA sequence codes in a cell’s nucleus for proteins. These protein codes are used in the body to pass and create traits in the offspring. A single mutation in a DNA sequence also causes a change in the RNA sequence, changing the entire protein. The specific trait of the offspring is changed.
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Katie
11/29/2016 10:58:41 am
I do not disagree with you thinking that modifying the gene expression of a fetus is wrong... I just want to get you thinking.... Why do you feel it is wrong? What are the ethical debates that could arise if this were to become mainstream? Why should we let fetuses be as they are?
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Sally Weston
11/29/2016 12:51:39 pm
Katie, are you sure you don't want to go into teaching? I think its good to broaden our horizins and see things from a different perspectives as well.
Ford
11/29/2016 10:27:49 am
A. The DNA creates the code that the proteins, but when a mutation occurs, it can cause it to create (or sometimes fail to create) specific proteins, making the patient show certain traits because of it.
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Katie Brokus
11/29/2016 10:32:58 am
DNA sequencing is a very complex and in depth study. It is the world by storm! Genetic Coding is a rapidly growing field and is not looking to slow down. DNA sequencing can have many different applications in our ever-growing future, such as medical advances, political policies, and ethics. The study of such things will continue to enthrall a large population.
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David R
12/6/2016 02:36:57 pm
lol, I actually didn't read this, this is my last comment, and I made the one child china policy reference too! It is a sad state that we live in when people feel like they need to (in some cases) get rid of there girl, because they need a boy to feed them when they are older, its truly a sad state of affairs.
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Samantha
11/29/2016 11:11:57 am
Explain the connection between DNA, protein, mutations and trait: the way DNA is built is with Adenine, Thymine, Cytosine and Guanine which helps create its proteins and in such determine mutations that go with you trait. Such as hair, eyes, skin, or even things in your body that make you able to do things others may not be able to do because of their mutations.
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Ali Cunio
11/30/2016 02:05:29 pm
I agree with what you have said here. I like how you talked about, why changing someones life when its just beginning. I dont like the idea of gene mapping at all for that reason. No matter how a child is born there family should accept him or her, without changing anything about them.
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Jared Lee-Baustert
12/5/2016 03:06:45 pm
I agree with your opinion on gene mapping and that gene mapping shouldn't happen unless necessary. There really isn't any reason to be changing the genetic code of a human to make them look a certain way or to give them any traits that they weren't already born with. If there is a disability and the only way to cure the disability is to use gene mapping then I think its fine to do so. People shouldn't use gene mapping as "build a baby".
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Ali Cunio
11/29/2016 12:32:06 pm
A. Explain the connection between DNA, Protein, Mutations and Trait. The connection between all of these things Is that they all work together helping each other out at least having to do with one another. If you are missing one of these things it will not work. DNA codes for protein’s that help the cell function in the right way. Mutations show when a sequence of DNA is changed. The DNA is used to pass traits onto the offspring of the organism.
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joie comeau
11/29/2016 01:16:37 pm
1. Explain the connection between DNA, Protein, Mutations and Trait.
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David R
12/6/2016 02:26:04 pm
I like your way of putting it. "sculpting" your child should not be a thing, and there is possibility of a complete gender imbalance, look what the "one-child" china policy did to the population, and the complete imbalance in the country (mind you they are communists) just how everyone wanted a boy, because of the not so equal salary, and or selection in the job market.
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Zachary Clough
11/29/2016 01:31:45 pm
A) DNA, proteins, mutations, and traits all rely one, to make the other. DNA is what codes for proteins, this determines the traits and characteristics you will have. A mutation alters this DNA to cause a change for the better or worse of a trait.
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David R
11/29/2016 01:36:42 pm
The connection between DNA proteins, mutations and traits is DNA codes for the amino acids that build proteins, the DNA inside said proteins is what causes mutations, and builds traits.
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